Three Reasons Rap Is Always Better When Kanye West Is Around

Kanye West picked the week of Easter to resurrect rap and we’re all better for it. When it comes to rap’s bigger names, none does more to cause an immediate stir and generate headlines better than Kanye and the statement can be proven by looking at what he did for music over the course of a few days.

1. He released two new tracks. You’ve heard “Theraflu” and “Mercy” by now, right?* You know they’re both pretty hot too, correct? And instead of attempting a soft release or restricting how the tracks were serviced, ‘Ye tossed them into the air like loose dollar bills, encouraging DJs, his label Def Jam and all to share the music. That’s real.

West even managed to upstage himself, as revealed by “Theraflu” producer Hit-Boy. While the world waited for “Mercy” – originally scheduled to drop today- Hit-Boy shared with XXL that “we just put it out because we felt like it was so urgent, people just needed to hear it.” Nice diversion, ‘Ye.

1B. There will be an increased awareness of and appreciation for Tity Boi. And just wait to those unfamiliar with rap find out that 2 Chainz previous stage name was Tity Boi.

2. He’s pissing people off again. Arrogant Kanye is polarizing, but we love him for it. After Tupac, there hasn’t been a rapper that everyone – aunts, uncles, your accountant, the grocery store clerk, et. al – had some sort of opinion about, except for Kanye. A Gem specializing in duality, he always manages to force people to pick a side in regards to how they feel about him, his music and the Kanye show as a whole.

Even greater, he pissed off PETA with his “”Tell PETA my mink is dragging on the floor” line in “Theraflu,” a song whose title irked Theraflu’s maker too. We don’t think he intended to piss off the makers of the cold-killing medicine but collateral damage happens when you let your mind spray freely.

3. He picked up Kim Kardashian as his date for the show. Whether it’s a real deal relationship, a spring fling or maybe even a publicity stunt, the thought of Kanye baggin’ Kim K. makes for great theater. Knowing their personalities and moth-like attraction to the spotlight, their relationship is good for show business because this is still all entertainment and a show.

Kim is just the type of woman the new ‘Ye would like. Hollywood ‘Ye not Chi-town ‘Ye. Someone he can have sex with and talk about the new ladies footwear and clothing with. Their pillow talk would include “who wore it best” contests between Kim and whoever was caught wearing what she had on. It’s a match made in heaven. Yeezy taught Amber, but Kim was born knowing.

And even when it all goes down the toilet, we may still end up with another “Blame Game” or an 808’s redux that’s more refined** now that he’s mastered the sound he was trying to achieve with the album. A win again for the people.

This, my ninja. This is why I respect Ye so much. Its like when Em was so popular, but it was just shock rap, and people didn’t get the joke… Yeezy just goes straight for necks. He just shishkebobs the jugular yo.

Were these replies to me lol? I wasn’t trying to downplay Kanye at all, btw….just marveling at the comedic gold of the vid.

As far as Eminem goes, I’m pretty sure people got the joke. He stayed on TRL calling out people by name in his corny singles. And he got even harsher on the non-single tracks. Christopher Reeves anyone?

that video is the greatest review of anything, ever……….kanye should open up a show with the clip of dude saying “that is so much swag, i want to kill myself for not having that much swag”…trust that sample is gonna be on one of his songs

…..Thera flu disapproved of an accurate usage of their product?…Only Ye could…
Another note: I don’t hope for relationship disasters, but a NSFW pic of Kim K would be worthy of another Yeezy praise. Not to say he would leak him, but that’s just an inevitable ending to couples these days…:)

Lets be honest here, while a lot of you guys are hating and making some claims that i would have to think if some people are special, the King of Rap title really comes down to two people.

First off we are talking straight trap music then sure you can claim Ross the king but even that is arguable. But when you consider rap as a whole you must exclude Ricky Rozay from the top of the list because he only appeals to so many people, his albums never sell, and personally I think Meek Millz is hotter than him, but i’m willing to give Rozay the third spot for being Meek Millz and Wales direct boss.

Then we have to look a Kayne West the owner of 1 of the 3 biggest labels over the last 2 years (G.O.O.D. , MMG, YMCMB). Every track he is own is a banger regardless of what he says, a trend setter, and a lead producer in the industry. Not to mention the man is the ring leader to Big Sean, 2 Chains, and Pusha T no lies. He sells said every single time, he is actually a never fail type of guy. I would gladly give Kayne West the crown however I think the crown belongs to the villain a lot of you hate.

Yes I’m giving the Rap Crown to Lil Wayne. Think about it most people hate hearing him, but how does a guy whom many say can’t rap or ain’t great end up on like 60% of the the hottest songs in rap? How does a played out overplayed rapper still get featured on everything? How does a man wear skinny animal print attire and still get respect from most artist? Simply because he is king of Rap and Hip Hop. The man can do what he wants say what he wants and act how he wants and every artist you like wants him on their track. He sells albums and the artist on his label sell albums. I think his last album sold more than ross’s last 3 combined. He went to jail and still dominated the air waves. He is considering taking time off from rap to skateboard. Who do you know in the rap game that can do that and still run rap? pshhhh he rapped about fucking ice cream cones and gets more radio spins than anyone.